Letter from Mr Felix Conlon SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
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- 31 August 1914
Letter from Mr Felix Conlon SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
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Letter from Mr Felix Conlon SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Felix Conlon SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
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'“ Snatched from the Brink” A True Story of Fr. William Doyle, S.J.’
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Copy of 'The Irish Messenger of the Sacred Heart' containing an article entitled ‘ “Snatched from the Brink” A True Story of Fr. William Doyle, S.J.’ (p.364-367).
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Circular letter issued by Fr Thomas Gartlan SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview seeking donations from parents of past pupils in support of Australia Day to honour those who were killed during the war. Includes honor roll.
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Obituary for Fr Frederick Peal SJ
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Obituary for Fr Frederick Peal SJ taken from 'Letters and Notices'. Fr Frederick Peal SJ (sometimes spelt, Peel). Born in India, 1864, he belonged to the Belgian Province and later worked and died in India, 1934...he was in the Irish Catalogue in 1917, 1st Connaught Rangers, Lahore Div. He wrote 3 books called 'War Jottings' published in 1916 by the Catholic Orphan Press Calcutta. Book 3 is Mesopotamia.
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Biographical information on Fr Francis M. Browne SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Francis M. Browne SJ, M.C., Belgian Croix de Guerre.
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Pamphlet “Fr. Willie” Father William Doyle, S.J. His World-wide Appeal and Favours Attributed to His Intercession, ‘Irish Messenger’ Series.
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Postcard from Fr Willie Doyle SJ to his father
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Postcard from Fr Willie Doyle SJ, Guadaloupe Barracks, Bordon, Hampshire to his father, Hugh Doyle Esq., Dalkey, Dublin in which he gives his new address.
Article by Fr Bernard Page SJ entitled ‘Army Chaplain, S.J., in Russia’
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Article by Fr Bernard Page SJ entitled ‘Army Chaplain, S.J., in Russia’ from 'Letters and Notices'.
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Booklet entitled ‘Father Francis Woodlock S.J. 1871 - 1940’, published by Manresa Press
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Booklet entitled ‘Father Francis Woodlock S.J. 1871 - 1940’, published by Manresa Press, Roehampton, England.
Obituary of Fr Walter Montagu SJ
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Obituary of Fr Walter Montagu SJ (English Province) who was killed 31 October 1918, taken from 'Letters and Notices', Vol.35, January 1919, pp28 - 30.
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Obituaries of Frs Edward Sydes SJ
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Obituary of Fr Edward Sydes SJ, who died 15 November 1918, taken from 'Letters and Notices', Vol.35, January 1919 and Fr Bernard Page SJ, born in India, raised in Australia.
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Copy of a letter from Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limerick to the Editor of the 'Munster News' entitled 'Irish Emigrants and English Mobs'. The letter refers to Irish emigrants being forced to join the British army to fight in the First World War.
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Copy of 'La Vie Spirituelle. Ascétique et Mystique'
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Copy of 'La Vie Spirituelle. Ascétique et Mystique', Vol. XIX, No. 3 containing an article on Fr. Doyle by F. de Lanversin (p.323-341).
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Carte Postale with portrait photograph of Fr James Magan SJ in chaplain military uniform
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Carte postale with portrait photograph of Fr James Magan SJ in chaplain military uniform on one side and written note to Fr Farley on the other, ‘I have said the 15 masses for which I sent you the two P. Orders…any news always welcome’.
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Portrait photograph of Fr Patrick Barrett SJ in his chaplains’ uniform
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Portrait photograph of Fr Patrick Barrett SJ in his chaplains’ uniform at Bettisfield Camp, Salop (Shropshire), England.
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Signed postcard addressed to Fr Hugh Mulhall SJ, from Mar Ivanos, India
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Signed portrait postcard addressed to Fr Hugh Mulhall SJ, from Mar Ivanos, India, a visitor to Rathfarnham Castle during the Eucharistic Congress of 1932.
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Letter from Fr John Mulderry, Chaplain, 61st General Hospital, Salonica referring to a letter received from [Father Provincial] ‘as
regards your queries I must candidly confess that my evidence (and I told them so in Clonliffe) rests solely an accounts given me by other Chaplains which accounts, rested on rumour...I should have thought the Society would have probed the matter to the bottom’.
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Scrapbook belonging to Rev. Major Henry Gill SJ
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Scrapbook belonging to Rev. Major Henry Gill SJ. Includes letters from the War Office and memorabilia relating to his tasks as chaplain to the 2nd Royal Irish Rifles.
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Lyrics composed by Sgt. E. Duffy
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Lyrics composed by Sgt. E. Duffy in the memory of Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
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Certificate appointing Fr Joseph Wrafter SJ as Chaplain to the Forces
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Certificate appointing Fr Joseph Wrafter SJ as Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, Land Forces (Temporary) from 20 November 1915.
Biographical information on Fr Joseph Wrafter SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Joseph Wrafter SJ, M.C., from the Catalogus personarum primus.
Card with image entitled ‘Behold this Heart which hath so love men!’
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Card with image entitled ‘Behold this Heart which hath so love men!’ given to Fr Willie Doyle SJ by his mother.
Declaration by Fr Willie Doyle SJ - ‘My Martyrdom for Mary’s Sake’
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Declaration by Fr Willie Doyle SJ - ‘My Martyrdom for Mary’s Sake’ (Oblation). First class relic as written in Fr Doyle's blood.
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Article from The Commonweal entitled ‘Father William Doyle, S.J.’ by Henry Longan Stuart.
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Draft obituary of Fr Patrick Tighe SJ
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Draft obituary of Fr Patrick Tighe SJ.
‘Pioneer Pin’ belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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Fr Willie Doyle’s ‘Pioneer Pin’.
Certificate appointing Fr William Joseph Doyle SJ chaplain to the Forces
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Certificate appointing Fr William Joseph Doyle SJ chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, Land Forces, Temporary.
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Chronology of Fr Edward Sydes’ life
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Chronology of Fr Edward Sydes’ life.
Photocopy of obituary of Fr Edward Sydes SJ
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Photocopy of an extract from 'Letters and Notices', January 1919, of an obituary of Fr Edward Sydes SJ.
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Biographical information on Fr Henry Potter SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Henry Potter SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus.
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Article in 'Messager du Coeur de Jésus'
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Article in 'Messager du Coeur de Jésus' containing an article on Fr. Doyle by Fr Wery-Lacouagne SJ (p.75-95).
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Account by T. Cain, relating the death of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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Typescript account by T. Cain, 22 Limetree, Crescent, Cockermouth, Cumberland relating the death of Fr Willie Doyle SJ, which he believes, ‘I was the last man alive to see his body’.
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Biographical information on Fr Hugh Mulhall SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Hugh Mulhall SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus.
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Booklet entitled “Fr. Willie”; part of the Irish Messenger series. Subtitled ‘His world-wide appeal and favours attributed to his intercession’. Contains a short reflection on his life and a list of reports from around the world of how Fr Doyle’s intercession, when invoked, benefited those who sought it.
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[Copy of] letter from Col. M. O'Grady to Hugh Doyle, father of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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[Copy of] letter from Col. M. O'Grady, Assistant Military Secretary at the War Office in Whitehall, London to Hugh Doyle, father of Fr Willie Doyle SJ. Informs him that Fr Doyle was mentioned in Despatches from General Sir Douglas Haig, which were published in the London Gazette.
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Handwritten copy of memorial scroll issued in the name of the king, George V
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Handwritten copy of memorial scroll issued in the name of the king, George V, which commends Fr Doyle for his actions and self-sacrifice during the First World War, and for giving up his life ‘that others might live in freedom’.
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Appreciation of war time service for Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ
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Appreciation of war time service issued by Winston Churchill for Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ.
Field diary of one of the chaplains (not known which one)
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Field diary of one of the chaplains (not known which one).
Booklet 'Korte Levensschets van Pater William Doyle, S.J. 1873-1917'
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Booklet 'Korte Levensschets van Pater William Doyle, S.J. 1873-1917' by Fr J. Van Rijckevorsel SJ.
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Note from the Sisters of Mercy, Cobh of the visit of Fr Frank Browne SJ
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Note from the Sisters of Mercy, Cobh of the visit of Fr Frank Browne SJ and lecture given by him while on leave from acting as chaplain in the First World War.
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Certificate given to Fr Doyle on his first leave of absence from the Front
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Handwritten copy of a parchment certificate given to Fr Doyle on his first leave of absence from the Front in 1916. Issued by Major General W.B. Hickie, Commander of the 16th Irish Division, commending his ‘gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field on April 27th & 29th’.
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Text of a speech by Fr William Lockington SJ marking the anniversary of the declaration of War
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Photocopy of text of a speech by Fr William Lockington SJ marking the anniversary of the declaration of War published in 'The Advocate'.
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From Easter Week to Flanders Field
From Easter Week to Flanders Field: the diaries and letters of John Delaney SJ, 1916-1919.
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Partial biographical information on Fr William Gwynn SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus
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Partial biographical information on Fr William Gwynn SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus.
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Article in 'Revue d’Ascétique et de Mystique'
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Copy of 'Revue d’Ascétique et de Mystique' containing an article on Fr Doyle by Léonce de Grandmaison (p.128-146).
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Safe travel pass issued for Kevin Richard Stanislaus Nolan, by the German military authorities to travel from Bad Orb, through Holland to England. Kevin Nolan was a brother of Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ, and had been a solicitor in London. On the eve of the First World War, he travelled to Bad Nauheim, Germany to undergo treatment for a heart condition. He was arrested as a spy, imprisoned however later released. He died in November 1918. See 'The Clongownian', 1919, p.308. Material hand in by Margaret Doyle, Archivist, Clongowes Wood College, 9 January 2017.
Irish Jesuit Chaplains in the First World War
Irish Jesuit Chaplains in the First World War
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Second draft of unpublished manuscript by Fr Henry Gill SJ recording his time as a chaplain
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Unpublished manuscript by Fr Henry Gill SJ recording his time as a chaplain, entitled ‘1914 – 1918 As seen by a Chaplain with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles’. Completed in 1933. Includes newspaper and journal articles and fifteen pages of original photographs. Manuscript appears to be an amended version of CHP1/27.
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Unpublished manuscript by Fr Henry Gill SJ of his memoirs as a chaplain
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Unpublished manuscript by Fr Henry Gill SJ of his memoirs as a chaplain, entitled ‘1914 – 1918 Four years a Chaplain with The 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.’ Belvedere College stamp.
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‘The Daily Mail Bird’s Eye Map of the British Front – Section 1’
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‘The Daily Mail Bird’s Eye Map of the British Front – Section 1’ (northern section, scale: 1 inch to 1 mile). Published by the Daily Mail, Carmelite House, London.
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Booklet by Fr Hugh Kelly on 'Father William Doyle, S.J.'; part of the Irish Messenger series.
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Photograph of Fr Henry Gill SJ ‘Chaplain with the Forces at the Front’
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Photograph of Fr Henry Gill SJ ‘Chaplain with the Forces at the Front’ published in a supplement to the Weekly Freeman, 6 November 1915. Pasted on reverse, is details of the death of Fr John Firzgibbon SJ, from The Freeman's Journal, 25 September 1918.
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Booklet entitled “Fr. Willie”; part of the Irish Messenger series. Subtitled ‘His world-wide appeal and favours attributed to his intercession’. Contains a short reflection on his life and a list of reports from around the world of how Fr Doyle’s intercession, when invoked, benefited those who sought it.
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Prayer leaflet entitled ‘League of Prayer’, from St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Prayer leaflet entitled ‘League of Prayer’, from St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin: ‘Thousands of our fellow-countrymen, thousands of our co-religionists in France and Belgium, thousands who, though they do not profess our Faith, are united to us by ties of friendship and interest, are exposed to every danger, and hardship, and suffering, that must attend the present war’.
Poster advertising the Fr Doyle book by Alfred O'Rahilly
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Poster advertising the Fr Doyle book by Alfred O'Rahilly.
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Copy letter from Lt. Col. A.J. Bennett, O.C. Troops, H. T. 'Anchises' at sea to Fr William Gwynn SJ thanking him for his service as a military chaplain and praising his work with the troops.
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Letter from Mary Sydes, sister of Fr Edward Sydes SJ, requesting claim to his military pension
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Letter from Mary Sydes (sister of Fr Edward J. Sydes SJ) c/o Fr Robert J. Little SJ, Manresa, Kensington Terrace, Brisbane to Irish Fr Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning the death of her brother while serving as a military chaplain. Asks Fr Nolan if the Society of Jesus would waive their right to a military pension on behalf of Fr Sydes so that she could claim it.
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Fr William Gwynn's appointment as a military chaplain
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Letter from Fr William Gwynn SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Tom [ ] concerning his appointment as a military chaplain.
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Possibility of removing Fr Michael Colman SJ from Australia
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Note written by Fr [ ] SJ on Fr Michael Colman SJ advising his removal from Australia. Details various incidents and refers to the problems he created while serving as a military chaplain. Remarks 'Fr J. Ryan says that neither he nor Fr T. Browne could [do] anything with him and he thinks that his mind is affected.'
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Article concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's return from the war
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Photocopy of article published in the Richmond Guardian concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's return from the war and a speech he delivered in St Ignatius hall to mark the occasion.
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Honour roll of past pupils of St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney
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Honour roll of past pupils of St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney who were killed during the war.
Letter from Fr William Feran SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr William Feran SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
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Letter from Dr Thomas Carr, D.D., Archbishop of Melbourne, St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Mission) asking Fr Ryan to spare a priest to become a chaplain for the expeditionary forces.
Article in 'The Messenger of the Sacred Heart'
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Copy of 'The Messenger of the Sacred Heart', containing an article on Fr Doyle (p.86-87).
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Father Browne's First World War
Father Browne's First World War
Messenger, Dublin, 2014
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Partial biographical information on Fr John Elliott SJ
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Partial biographical information on Fr John Elliott SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus.
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Notes made on Fr Willie Doyle’s early career
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Notes made by [Fr Frank Browne SJ] on Fr Doyle's early career (n.d., 8pp), ‘missionary’ career from 1910 to 1915 (n.d., 17pp) and ‘military career’ (n.d., 11pp) and notes, including extracts from the book (n.d., 9pp).
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Notes made by Prof Alfred O'Rahilly on his book
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Notes made by Prof. Alfred O'Rahilly on his book.
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Letter of Fr Willie Doyle SJ, 8th Royal Irish Fusiliers, to a relative of a casualty
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Letter from Fr Willie Doyle SJ, 8th Royal Irish Fusiliers, to a relative of a casualty. Donated to the Irish Province in 1968 by Miss Brigid Duffy, 237 Lisburn Road, Belfast.
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Postcard with photograph on the obverse of Robert Joseph Francis Martin (Bertie) Martin [ ] C. O.T.C in military uniform , nephew of Fr Frank Browne SJ.
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Carte postale with a photograph of Fr Frank Browne SJ as a chaplain, with his horse
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Carte postale with a photograph of Fr Frank Browne SJ as a chaplain, with his horse.
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Fr Frank Browne SJ in chaplains uniform, taken by Ed Surelle á St Omer
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Full photograph portrait of Fr Frank Browne SJ in chaplains uniform, taken by Ed Surelle á St Omer;
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Copy of 'The Irish Messenger of the Sacred Heart' containing an article entitled ‘Dublin, and Proud of It!’ on Fr. Doyle (p.65-67).
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